Hi Elf, Well, I'm not sure, but thanks for the reply. smile Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "inthane" <inthane...@roadrunner.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 4:27 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] modifying your send to sub menu
I think (please correct me if I am wrong) that she was referring to an option in the XP sendto menu/folder called "Mail Recipient" if you are, its an odd thing, more like a folders properties readouts than a file but here they are in case someone can make sense of them: Mail Recipient Properties General Summary Mail Recipient Type of file: MAPIMAIL File Opens with: Unknown application Change... Location: C:\Documents and Settings\[myusername]\SendTo Size: 0 bytes Size on disk: 0 bytes Created: Thursday, August 26, 2004, 11:09:27 AM Modified: Thursday, August 26, 2004, 11:02:41 AM Accessed: Thursday, August 26, 2004, 11:09:27 AM Attributes: not checked Read-only not checked Hidden Advanced... OK Cancel Apply * end properties: alright if that's not what she was referring to then just dump this and slap me one upside the head elf . Moderator, Blind Access Help. . Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises "own the might and majesty of an alacorn" www.alacorncomputer.com . proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag for blind computer users and Programmers! http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <ricjust...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] modifying your send to sub menu > Hi Trish, > I am not sure I follow you exactly, but I'll give it a shot. > In Windows 7, the, "Send To", appears to work as it does in Windows XP, > whereas you can send a file to an e-mail recipient, from within a folder. > Windows 7 does not use the familiar Windows AddressBook found in Windows > XP, > instead it uses a Contacts list, and if you access the list from within > the > Windows Mail program, > you can go to the file menu, and then the actions sub-menu, and send mail. > HTH, > Rick Justice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trish" <pzoell...@tx.rr.com> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7:15 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] modifying your send to sub menu > > > Hi David, > > I have a question on this procedure especially for win/7. > > If one is using the window's 7 address book for their contacts instead of > the one within their email client, can these steps be applied so that the > "send to" appears to be used to send an email through the window's 7 > address book? > > I know it's how it works on my xp computer, but this is for window's 7 and > I'm trying to figure out how to send an email from within the address > book, > and was hoping this would apply for that? > > Thanks, > Trish > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7:03 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] modifying your send to sub menu > > >>I must point out gang this tip is not for the faint of heart, and I don't >> recall if I posted it before or not. >> *** >> Three Tricks to Make the Windows "Send To" Feature Even More Useful >> http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/three-tricks-make-windows-send-featu >> re-even-more-useful.htm >> Updated 19. September 2011 - 6:34 by v.laurie >> >> It's been part of Windows for years and may be old hat to some but the >> "Send >> To" function in the right-click context menu doesn't get the use that it >> ought to. Also, it has some tricks that most people don't know. A >> previous >> tip described a very useful app that adds features to "Send To" but this >> time I will give you three little-known tricks that help make this >> function >> more powerful without requiring the addition of any program. >> >> How to move a file or folder instead of copying it >> >> The default action of "Send To" is to copy a file or folder to the target >> destination. To change this so that the file is moved instead of copied, >> hold down the Shift key when you click the desired destination. This >> works >> when standard folders are the target destination but the special folder >> (My) >> Documents only seems to accept the copy action. >> >> The copy or move function is especially useful when you have added >> folders >> of your own to the default list of Send To destinations. How to add >> folders >> was described in a previous tip and the third tip below gives another >> method. >> >> How to send a shortcut of a file or folder >> >> Hold down the keyboard combination Ctrl+Shift and the "Send To" action >> becomes the creation of a shortcut in the destination folder. >> >> Put SendTo in the "Send To" menu >> >> Adding the SendTo folder itself to the menu provides a quick way to add a >> shortcut from a desired program or folder to the "Send To" menu. With the >> SendTo folder itself as a destination you can do the tongue-twisting >> operation of sending to "Send To". Here is the procedure to set this up >> in >> Windows Vista/7: >> 1. Open the Start menu and enter "shell:sendto" in the Start search bar >> (without quotes and with a colon but no spaces). >> 2. The SendTo folder will open. Note that the folder name is written as >> one >> word. >> 3. Go up one level to the parent Windows folder of SendTo with the >> keyboard >> shortcut Alt+Up Arrow. Alternatively, click "Windows" in the address bar >> breadcrumb list. >> 4. Find the folder SendTo in the new window and right-click drag it to >> the >> desktop. >> 5. Choose "Create shortcuts here" from the context menu to place a >> shortcut >> on the desktop. >> 6. Drag the new shortcut back to the SendTo folder icon in the open >> window >> and move it there. >> 7. Close the window. >> >> The procedure for Windows XP is somewhat different: >> 1.SendTo is a Hidden folder in Windows XP. If necessary, change the >> settings to make Hidden folders visible as given at this link. >> 2. Open the Start menu and enter "%userprofile%" in the Run line (without >> quotes but with the percent signs). Alternatively, enter "sendto" in the >> Run line and go up one level to the parent folder. >> >> Then follow steps 4-7 given for Windows Vista/7. >> >> Now you will have a quick way to place folders and programs of your >> choice >> in the list of target destinations in the Send To function. >> >> David Ferrin >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/